Hybrid Theory EP

The Hybrid Theory EP (also known simply as The EP) was the demo CD recorded by the band Linkin Park back when their name was Hybrid Theory. (See Linkin Park for details of the change) It consisted of six songs, plus an untitled secret instrumental track (which is linked to the last track, after approximately 6 minutes of static). Similarly, at the end of And One on the fourth track, there is an untitled rap verse performed by Mike Shinoda which some fans see as a separate song/verse, while others see it as part of the song.

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Demo CD - Linkin Park - Instrumental - Mike Shinoda

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Only one thousand copies were produced, and those thousand CDs are now in very great demand within the Linkin Park . In 2001, Linkin Park started a fanclub called the LP Underground, and those who joined in the first year received a ed copy of the EP. The reprint, while not as rare as the original run of a thousand, is still quite rare and again is in great demand.

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One thousand - 2001 - LP Underground

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There are some subtle differences between the original and the re-release, most notably, the original inside cover had a quote on the picture, the re-issue does not. (The quote is "After eight months, she was sure of one thing: that the baby's future would be determined by the convergence of its divided past." It is unknown as to what it means, though some have suggested that it refers to the band's divided hip hop/hard rock style and the entire "Hybrid" concept.) As well, the original inside booklet had general credits and what appears to be an X-ray picture of the baby on the cover, while the re-release has small pictures of the band and a letter to the fans, along with credits.

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Original - Quote - Future - Past - Hip hop - Hard rock - X-ray

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The band occasionally plays the EP's songs at live shows. High Voltage was later remixed by Mike Shinoda as a "reprise" to be put on Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, but was later cut. The new version was reinterpreted a second time as "H! Vltg3" by Evidence, Pharoahe Monch and DJ Babu and put on 2002's Reanimation album. (Step Up, And One, and Shinoda's remix of High Voltage are still performed live by the band). What appears to be a version of the untitled secret track appears on 2003's Meteora as track 12, Session. However, while similar, they are not the same song, nor are they different versions of the same song. This idea can be disproven by Meteora's liner notes for Session: "Mike created...this song...in the back of the bus...it felt unfinished for over a year." The gap between Hybrid Theory's EP and Meteora is far more than year, or even two.

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Mike Shinoda - Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 2002 - Reanimation - 2003 - Meteora

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